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What To Know About New York’s Six Ballot Measures

October 25th, 2024|

NY Times

"The Street Vendor Project...is particularly concerned with Proposition 2. "When you read the ballot question, what it doesn’t mention is that it will increase these abusive and often violent enforcement actions against street vendors,” said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the organization’s deputy director.”

Life After A Crackdown On Sex Work Along Roosevelt Avenue In Queens

October 25th, 2024|

Gothamist

 ‘These operations disproportionately affect migrants who turn to sex work for survival and further compound the challenges they face when seeking safety and survival in the U.S.’” - “Abigail Anzalone, case manager at the Sex Workers Project
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